Improving drought resistance in wheat (triticum aestivum) by exogenous application of growth enhancers

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1307-1312

  Yasmeen, Azra ^a   Basra, Shahzad M A ^b   Wahid, Abdul ^b   Farooq, Muhammad ^b   Nouman, Wasif ^a   Rehman, Hafeez Ur ^b   Hussain, Nazim ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Bap; Chlorophyll; Mle; Phenolic contents; Sop

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889041886     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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